The following are the results of Match Day 17 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Gombe United FC 1-1 Rivers United FC Remo Stars FC 2-0 Sunshine Stars FC Niger Tornadoes FC 3-2 Heartland FC Kwara United FC 0-2 Lobi Stars FC...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of N12 billion outstanding backlog that the Federal Government owed the Super Eagles and other sporting teams of the country. The president’s approval was contained in a statement issued on Sunday via the X handle of...
Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for Brazil as either player or coach, has died, according to a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday. He was 92. A tough and talented left winger, Zagallo played on the team that won Brazil’s first World Cup...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Super Eagles will play a friendly match against Guinea’s Syli Nationale in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, said the friendly match was part of the Super Eagles’ preparation ahead of a...
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) takes place in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11. Some of the biggest names in world football will feature at the tournament, and AFP Sport picks out five to follow: VICTOR OSIMHEN (Nigeria) FILES: Victor Osimhen. The prospect...
Super Eagles players and coaches have officially honoured Victor Osimhen at the team’s Abu Dhabi camp, after winning the men’s African Player of the Year (POTY) award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osimhen became the first Nigerian after Nwankwo Kanu in 1999 to win the...
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has allayed fears surrounding Wilfred Ndidi’s departure from the Super Eagles’ camp ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Recalled that Ndidi, a key player in Peseiro’s squad was replaced by Royal Antwerp player, Alhassan Yusuf...
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has agreed to leave Serie A champions, Napoli, for a move to Chelsea in the summer. According to TEAMtalk, the 25-year-old, who has a release clause of around £112m, will not be moving this month but is willing to sign a pre-agreement in January...
The National Chairman of Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Samuuel Ikpea, has said the NFSC will mobilise no fewer than 700 fans to support the Super Eagles in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles are set to represent Nigeria at the...
The Director General Universal Music Africa, on Friday, Franck-Alcide Kacou, has said the team song of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 was designed to last beyond the tournament. Kacou said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a 40 per cent increase in the prize money for the Winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023. CAF said in its official website on Thursday that the winner of...
Nigeria’s highest ranked table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, has exited the World Table Tennis Men’s finals in Doha following a 0-3 (6-11 9-11 4-11) defeat to World number one, Zhendong Fan. The quarterfinals game at the Lusail Sports Arena on Thursday saw the Chinese dominate the game. Aruna,...
Ex-international Wasiu Ipaye on Thursday said despite doubts about the list of invited players for the 2023 Côte d’Ivoire Africa Nation’s Cup (AFCON), the Super Eagles may surprise fans by performing well at the tournament. Ipaye, a former defensive midfielder, said this in an interview with the...
A total of 17 players have arrived the Super Eagles’ camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the team’s campaign at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-time African champions are hoping to end a 10-year...
Royal Antwerp midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf, will now replace the injured Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi as the Super Eagles prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Cote d’Ivoire. Ndidi missed his team’s runaway Championship leaders Leicester City’s 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town on Monday...
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri on Wednesday rallied from two sets down to defeat World number 5, Hugo Calderano of Brazil 3-2 at the ongoing World Table-tennis (WTT) men’s finals in Doha. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aruna, who is currently ranked 16th in WTT rankings came...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Striker, Sunusi Ibrahim has paid the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) enrollment fees for 110 beneficiaries in Nasarawa state for a period of one year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Ibrahim who ply his trade with Canada’s Club de Foot...
Super EaglesAh, Jose Peseiro has backed Nigeria to win a fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), but conceded that it would be a real challenge when action gets under way in Ivory Coast later this month. The last of Nigeria’s three continental titles came 10 years ago...
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is the leading name in Egypt’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations released by the record seven-time titleholder’s Portuguese manager Rui Vitoria on Saturday. Salah will be joined in attack by Al-Ahly forward Mahmoud Kahraba. But out of the running for the...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has reiterated the support of the Federal Government for Super Eagles in their quest to win a fourth AFCON title in Cote D’Ivoire in January 2024. The minister said this while addressing reporters at Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin,...